Probation bracelet found at Burger King

An argument with a girlfriend put a Tallahassee man in a bind Tuesday morning.

Tallahassee police were called to Burger King, 1600 W. Tennessee St., for a report of a suspicious package only to discover that it was part of a man's ankle-monitor device, spokesman David McCranie of the Tallahassee Police Department said.

At 7:20 a.m., TPD officers noticed a small, gray, plastic box with a black strap sitting near the restaurant area. The device is a transmitter used on an ankle monitor to track offenders.

Officers learned that the device belonged to 23-year-old Shawn Bowick of Richmond Street. He lives a block away from the restaurant and is on probation.

Police received a call from Bowick's probation officer at 1:44 a.m. Tuesday saying that Bowick's monitoring alarm had activated, indicating he was not wearing the bracelet. But McCranie said police found Bowick asleep at his home at about 2 a.m.

He told police that he had placed the transmitter in the charger before going to sleep but could not locate it when police arrived. He said he and his girlfriend had an argument and that she may have taken the transmitter in retaliation.

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Probation bracelet found at Burger King

An argument with a girlfriend put a Tallahassee man in a bind Tuesday morning.Tallahassee police were called to Burger King, 1600 W. Tennessee St., for a report of a suspicious package only to